Persian Gulf
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The Persian Gulf is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. It matters because it is one of the world's most strategically important waterways, containing vast oil and natural gas reserves that are crucial to global energy supplies.
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The Persian Gulf at night from the ISS, 2020.
The Persian Gulf, sometimes called the Arabian Gulf, is a mediterranean sea in West Asia. The body of water is an extension of the Arabian Sea and the larger Indian Ocean located between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran (Persia). It is connected to the Gulf of Oman in the east by the Strait of Hormuz. The river delta of the Shatt al-Arab forms the north-west shoreline.